[Ended] Daycare fee subsidy for unlicensed childcare facilities (without certificate) — ended with the March 2025 use
Daycare Fee Subsidy for Unlicensed Childcare Facilities (without certificate) / Minato City
Daycare Fee Subsidy for Unlicensed Childcare Facilities (without certificate)Minato CityAn ended program
This subsidy ended with the March 2025 use
Daycare fee subsidy for unlicensed facilities (without certificate)EndedUntil the March 2025 use
- From the April 2025 use, no class ages are covered
- Facilities with a certificate are still covered by a subsidy
This program ended with the March 2025 use. From the April 2025 use, all class ages are not covered by the subsidy.
Why it ended: the transitional measure of the national "facility use benefits" ended in September 2024, after which it continued from October 2024 to March 2025 with Minato City's own transitional subsidy, but Minato City's own subsidy also ended from April 2025. As alternatives, "licensed daycare (basic daycare fee free)," the "unlicensed (with certificate) subsidy" and the "Tokyo-certified daycare subsidy" are available.
Nationality and residence status
The official page (checked in October 2026) sets no condition on nationality or residence status that we found. Eligibility follows the official conditions, not the language of this page; many programs require resident registration in the municipality.
Notes
[Ended program] Ended with the March 2025 use.From the April 2025 use, all class ages are not covered by the subsidy.Subsidy limits before it ended (for reference):
- 3–5-year-old classes: ¥37,000 a month
- 0–2-year-old classes in tax-exempt households: ¥42,000 a month
- 0–2-year-old classes in taxable households: no longer covered from April 2025 (the final stage of a step-by-step reduction)Alternative programs:
- Licensed daycare (basic daycare fee free for all households and all ages from September 2025)
- Subsidy for unlicensed childcare facilities (with certificate issued) (¥100,000 / ¥97,000 a month)
- Tokyo-certified daycare fee subsidy (difference subsidy, apply every fiscal year)
- Babysitter use support (by the hour)